By Ms. Malia of Boston, for the committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse, on House, No. 1943 and House, No. 3907, a Bill relative to inhalant abuse (House, No. 4254). September 23, 2009:

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An Act An Act relative to inhalant abuse .

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FOR THE COMMITTEE:

Name:

District/Address:

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act relative to inhalant abuse .

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 35 of chapter 123 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the second paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

For the purposes of this section, “substance abuser” shall mean a person who chronically or habitually consumes or ingests controlled substances or who intentionally inhales toxic vapors to the extent that (1) such use substantially injures his health or substantially interferes with his social or economic functioning, or (2) he has lost the power of self-control over the use of such controlled substances or toxic vapors.

Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading

7/22/2010

House

Read second and ordered to a third reading

7/27/2010

House

Rules suspended

7/27/2010

House

Read third and passed to be engrossed

7/28/2010

Senate

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ethics and Rules

7/31/2010

Senate

Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

7/31/2010

Senate

Rules suspended

7/31/2010

Senate

Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed

7/31/2010

House

Enacted 149 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement,

7/31/2010

Senate

Enacted and laid before the Governor

8/10/2010

Governor

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 292 of the Acts of 2010

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